24 apr EORTC QLG Newsletter Spring 2016
The EORTC QLG Spring Meeting took place on April 20th and 21th 2016 in Oslo. The Spring newsletter of the EORTC QLG is now available....
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24 nov Oncokompas2.0
VU/VUmc and Red-kite sign agreement for the provision of the Oncokompas2.0 in healthcare. The VU University Amsterdam and VUmc Cancer Center Amsterdam work with Red-kite, distributor of software for hospitals in Netherlands. (November 3, 2015)...
24 nov New PhD students and student
Within our researchgroup 3 new PhD students started in the summer of 2015: Matthijs de Wit, Anja van der Hout and Koen Neijenhuijs. For more informatie, see "Research group". Also one student started in November 2015: Ben de Haan....
24 jul Best poster award
During the IPOS/APOS World Congress of Psycho-Oncology at Washington (July 2015) Karen Holtmaat received the best poster award for her poster “Psychological posttraumatic growth in head and neck cancer survivors with psychological distress”. ...
24 jun Book presentation “In Tune Without Cords”
On June 15th, 2015, Irma Verdonck presented the book "In Tune Without Cords" (in Dutch: VerderZonderStembanden) to Rob Burdorf, the president of the patient society for patients after laryngectomy. twitter.com/knovumc The self-care program was already available online and now also as a book for people who do not have acces to the Internet. More information on he project can be found here....
04 feb VU and VUmc start OncoKompas2.0
On February 4, 2015 - World Cancer Day – VU University Amsterdam and VUmc Cancer Center Amsterdam launch the Oncokompas2.0, in collaboration with the Integraal Kankercentrum Nederland (IKNL) and patient association Levenmetkanker. Oncokompas2.0 is an online self-management tool which supports a cancer patient to find the most relevant information and accompanying care in the area of quality of life, tailored to the personal health situation and preferences. The establishment of and research of Oncokompas2.0 is financed by KWF / Alpe d'HuZes, Zilveren Kruis Achmea, Pink Ribbon Foundation and Nutricia....
24 nov Niels Stensen Fellowship
Florien Boele has received a Niels Stensen Fellowship. This is a scholarship that is awarded annually to a number of outstanding researchers who have recently obtained their PhD degree, to gain working experience abroad. Florien Boele will go to Pittsburgh (United States) and Edinburgh (Scotland) in 2015 and 2016....
24 jun Key paper (June 2014)
The publication “Prevalence of depression in cancer patients: a meta-analysis of diagnostic interviews and self-report instruments” of A.M.H. Krebber et.al is chosen by the Editors as one of the key papers in Psycho-oncology, (issue June 2014)....
24 apr Value Based Healthcare Prize 2014
On April 10th, 2014, the first edition of the Value Based Healthcare Prize took place. The first prize, a Harvard style business case, was won by project "Meetbaar Beter". The prize for the most exceptional initiative in collaborations went to Jippa, a collaborative by VUmc, CZ, Radboud UMC and Tilburg University. The project includes almost half of all Dutch hospitals in their efforts to implement and test a decision aid for treatment for early stage prostate cancer, and involves many stakeholders wihtin these hospitals. Jippa aims to implement shared decision making for a large group of patients, thereby involving patients in the creation of value. The project originated from a collaboration between a university, two hospitals and an insurance company, and now has a reach of over 40 hospitals....
24 feb Graduation 2014
Inge Braspenning finished with succes her Master Health Sciences, specialisation ‘Prevention and Public Health’ (VU)....